Pawcatuck River next to the village Pawcatuck is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Stonington which is positioned in New London County, Connecticut, United States.

The populace was 5,624 at the 2010 census. It is positioned athwart the Pawcatuck River from Downtown Westerly in Rhode Island.

It includes the Mechanic Street Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 3.42 square miles (8.87 km2), of which 3.41 square miles (8.84 km2) is territory and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.37%, is water. Pawcatuck is bordered to the east by the Pawcatuck River.

There were 2,598 housing units at an average density of 702.4 per square mile (271.1/km2).

There were 2,427 homeholds out of which 27.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families.

In the CDP the populace was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $39,799, and the median income for a family was $53,087.

About 6.6% of families and 9.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

School, Pawcatuck Middle School, and the newly renovated Stonington High School.

"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pawcatuck CDP, Connecticut".

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pawcatuck CDP, Connecticut".

Municipalities and communities of New London County, Connecticut, United States

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